Pilam Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pilam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pilam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1621:4,734,971120,979
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pilam (214) may also be a first name.

Pilam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pilam Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Pilam (Hindi: पीलम, Marathi: िपलाम, Oriya: ପିଲମ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,231,034th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Pilam are found; 86 percent are found in South Asia and 86 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Pilam is also the 617,781st most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 214 people.

The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 162 people, or 1 in 4,734,971. In India Pilam is most frequent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 90 percent are found, Telangana, where 5 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 3 percent are found. Beside India Pilam is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 5 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pitlam91299/
Pailam9136/
Piliam9114/
Philam9112/
Pilyam917/
Pilame913/
Pilham912/
Puilam912/
Pilahm911/
Pilgam910/
Puilame838/
Phitlam834/
Puillam832/
Pittlam831/
Paillam831/
Philiam831/
Pilamne831/
Pilan802,201/
Pulam80191/
Pelam80112/
Pilom8034/
Pylam802/
Philliam779/
Peggilam771/
Puilliam771/
Pailan7312,369/
Pilane7311,808/
Pelham736,157/
Piland732,120/
Pulham731,491/
Pilant731,112/
Pullam731,051/
Pilang73538/
Pislan73322/
Phulam73247/
Pilian73203/
Pilain73126/
Peelam73120/
Poilan73115/
Philan7365/
Pailom7341/
Philom7338/
Pilhan7327/
Pilyan7321/
Phelam7317/
Petlam7317/
Puliam7312/
Peilan7310/
Pulamm738/
Pilňan738/
Pehlam737/
Pislom737/
Pilaan736/
Puilan735/
Pylamt734/
Pilaun734/
Pilayn733/
Pelahm733/
Pilean733/
Pulaim733/
Pitlan732/
Pilome732/
Piolan732/
Pilgan732/
Pelaum732/
Puulam731/
Pelgam731/
Pielan731/
Peliam731/
Pelame731/
Pitlom731/
Piloom730/
Puleam730/
Pulliam6715,417/
Piliang675,412/
Paillan672,556/
Pilatin671,375/
Poilane671,340/
Phailom67341/
Pailang67278/
Philome67245/
Phuliam67184/
Philand67181/
Philaun67152/
Philaan67149/
Pislaan67135/
Pailane67101/
Phetlam6779/
Philane6770/
Piolain6763/
Pilacin6724/
Pullham6720/
Pailian6720/
Pislain6718/
Pullaim6713/
Philyan6711/
Pielahn678/
Peilane677/
Pullamm676/
Pailyan675/
Pilahun675/
Pilaine675/
Petleam675/
Peilian674/
Phelham673/
Petliam673/
Pittlan672/
Pilaane672/
Piliank672/
Pielhan672/
Phillom672/
Pailain672/
Phillan672/
Philian672/
Peeliam672/
Pethlam672/
Phailan672/
Pilasen672/
Puliamm671/
Pullaum671/
Philiom671/
Pileand671/
Piliome671/
Pailant671/
Philant671/
Pilasin671/
Phelame671/
Peleame671/
Pitlain671/
Poilain671/
Poiland671/
Philann671/
Petlame671/
Pulaham671/
Pitland670/
Pulleam670/
Pheleam670/

Pilam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pilam in the Oriya language
ପିଲମpilama85.71
ପିଲାମpilama14.29
Pilam in the Hindi language
पीलमpilama80.95
पिलमpilama19.05
Pilam in the Marathi language
िपलामipalama50
िपलमipalama50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pilam
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